Roundhouse Railroad Museum

Roundhouse Railroad Museum

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name= Roundhouse Railroad Museum


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location= 601 West Harris Street
Savannah, Georgia
United States
type= Railroad
visitors= 40,000 [ Coastal Heritage Society. [http://chsgeorgia.org/roundhouse/home.htm "About Roundhouse Railroad Museum "] , "Coastal Heritage Society website". Accessed August 29, 2008.]
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The Roundhouse Railroad Museum is located at 601 West Harris Street, Savannah, Georgia, United States. The museum is located at the old passenger terminal at the Central of Georgia Historic Landmark District and it contains exhibits of historic railroad equipment and facilities.Roundhouse Railroad Museum. "Roundhouse Railroad Museum" brochure, circa 2007.] Prior to becoming a museum, the Central of Georgia Railway built the facility in 1851 and operated it until 1963.

Attractions include:
*Massive roundhouse with operating turntable
*Numerous historic railroad buildings
*Historic machinery & stationary steam engines
*Steam & diesel locomotives
*Office cars & cabooses

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